French Drain and Yard Drainage in Southwood Park, Fort Wayne, IN
Fort Wayne Drainage Pros is a licensed and insured drainage contractor serving the Southwood Park neighborhood on Fort Wayne's south side, near Foster Park and the St. Marys River. We install french drains, run exterior footing drains, correct grading, and bury downspout lines for the older homes across the district.
Southwood Park is one of the city's older residential districts, full of homes built generations back on ground that slopes toward the St. Marys. Foundation water is the common call here, and we handle it from outside with a footing drain of perforated pipe in washed #57 stone, wrapped in filter fabric and sloped to daylight or a sump. The fabric keeps the clay out so the drain keeps working; a gravel-only trench on this old ground silts closed.
An older neighborhood near a river brings older-house water problems. Basements that have stayed dry for years start seeping as grades settle and buried lines age out. The nearby St. Marys keeps the water table up on the low streets, so the ground gives up water slowly. We read the lot and the age of the drainage before deciding on a fix.
Our work in Southwood Park covers exterior footing drains, french drains, grading, and buried downspout lines. Call (260) 555-0184 for a free estimate on your home.